Cabinet for holding shaving requisites



M. B. BEHRMAN CABINET FOR HOLDING SHAVING REQUISITES May 5, 1925.

Sheets-Sheet L Filed Oct. '7, 1922 M. B. BEHRMAN 1' CABINET FOR HOLDINGSHAVING REQUISITES Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 7, 19,22

May 5, 1925;.

Patented May 5, 1925. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARCUS B. BEHRMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN SAFETY RAZORCORPORATION, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

CABINET FOR HOLDING SHAVING- REQUISITES.

Application filed October 7, 1922. Serial No. 592,955.

To all whom it may concern: frame of the razor rests upon said shelf,the

Be it known that I, MARCUS B. BEHRMAN, lather brush and collapsible tubebeing sua citizen of the United States, and a resident spended from saidshelf and said shelf thus of New York city, in the county of Newproviding a sanitary place where the brush,

6 York and State of New York, have invented razor and cream may alwaysbe placed. The certain new and useful Improvements in brush is suspendedwith its bunch of bris- Cabinets for Holding Shaving Requisites, tles orhair hanging downwardly clear of all of which the following is aspecification. adjacent surfaces and above the floor of the Theobject ofthe invention is to provide binet. Upon the upper one of the afore- 10 areasonably small, attractive and durable d Sh lve may be placed newsafety razor cabinet capable of convenient use for suitblades and alsothe discarded blades. ably enclosing the articles required by a man Theinvention will be fully understood for shaving purposes, these articlesordinafrom the detailed description hereinafter rilylbeing a tube ofshaving-cream, a lather presented, reference being had to the ac- 15blush and a razor. The cabinet ofmy incompanylng drawings, in which: vti l ro id a he1f hich may Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet beused to hold new safety-razor blades and cons :ructed in accordance withand embodyalso to receive discarded, blades, one of my 111g myinvention, the cabinet door being purposes being to furnish a placewhere dis shown in closed position;

20 carded safety razor blades may be deposited F 1g. 2 1s a like view ofthe same, with the for subsequent proper removal and thus door shownopen and the contents of the avoid the unsafe practice in hotels and thecabinet exposed to view; like of throwing discarded blades into a Fig. 3is a vertical section, on a larger waste-paper basket or other placewhere scale, through the cabinet taken on the dot- 25 they are likely toinflict injury or damage. ted line 33 of Fig. 4;

The cabinet of my invention is adapted to Fig. 4 is a transverse sectionof the same be hung on a nail or the like against the taken on thedotted line H of Fig. 3, and wall of a bath or other room, and the cabiF ig- 5 i a ke S c i n f the same taken net comprises a body ,or holdingportion and on the dotted line 55 of Fig. 3.

0 a hinged door therefor, said door occupying In the drawings, 10designates the body the major portion of the front of the cabi- P IOIIof he Cebmet and, 11 the hinged net and constituting a frame for amirror, door therefor. I which may be made use of during shaving. Thebody portion of the cabinet will pref- The body portion of the cabinetand also the erably b formed from one piece of sheet door therefor,aside from the mirror, are m l, nd Sald body portlon has a plain formedfrom sheet metal and enameled and ck 12, a forwardly projected rimportion hence the cabinet is not only durable but of 1 ons utlng thetop, sides and bottom of sanitary character. The body portion of thecabinet and an encompassing front the cabinet and also the door are ofspecial flange or frame 14 which projects inwardly construction, ashereinafter explained, and from the front edges of said rim andconstiwithin the upper end of said body portion I tutes the whole of thefront of the body porpreferably provide two parallel shelves tion 10..The front flange or frame 14 along formed from a single blank of sheetmetal, its inner edges is offset inwardly, as at 9, the upper and lowerportions of the blank bethereby strengthening said flange or frame ingbent forwardly to form the shelves and and forming a continuous sunkenseat for the intermediate portion of the blank formthe adjacent edgeportions of the door 11 ing a backing which I secure to the back andleaving the face of said flange or frame member of the cabinet and inthat way seexterior to said seat and the face of the edge cure theshelves in place. The shelves are portions of the door with plain flatflush 0 flanged downwardly at their front edges, surfaces. 1 and thelower shelf is recessed inwardly at The cabinet is rectangular ingeneral outseveral points and in suitable manner to reline and at itscorners is rounded, as at. ceive the handle of a lather brush, the cap15, thereby depriving the rim portion 13 end of a collapsible tube ofshaving cream of sharp corners and adding to the appearand the handle ofa safety razor while the ance of the cabinet as well as to conveniencein handling the same. The body 10 of the cabinet formed from one pieceof sheet metal and properly enameled is not only neat in appearance anddurable but may be readily kept clean and in sanitary cond tion.

Within the body portion 10 I provide, near the upper end thereof, twoshelves 16, 17 respectively, these shelves being of sheet metal andformed in one part with a back connecting plate 18 which is secured tothe back 12 of said body portion. In forming the shelves 16, 17 I use asingle blank of sheet metal of the width of the body 10 and bend theupper and lower portions thereof forwardly to form the shelves 16, 17and leave the vertical back 18 adapted to fit flat against the back 12,to which I secure the same by spotwelding or other convenient method.The shelf 16 is a plain flat shelf upon which safety razor blades 20 maybe conveniently placed, and I may add that it is my purpose to providespace on the shelf 16 for the new safety razor blades 20 and also spaceto receive safety razor blades which have become dull and are to bediscarded, it being desir able that the discarded blades should beplaced on the shelf 16 and thereafter properly removed as distinguishedfrom throwing the safety razor blades into a waste basket or other placewhere they might'do considerable damage. The shelf 17 is parallel withthe shelf 16 and said shelf 17 is recessed inwardly from its front edge,as at 21, 22, 23 as shown in Figs. 2 and .4, said recesses extending tonearly the back edge of the shelf and the recesses 21, 22 preferablybeing of correspondin width, while the recess 23 is of greater wi ththan either the recess 21 or the recess 22. The front edges of theshelves 16, 17 are fiangeddownwardly, as at 24, 25, respectively, thisdownward fianging of the front edges of the shelves serving tostrengthen the shelves and also to give them a desirable appearance. Iextend the flange 25 of the lower shelf along the edgesof the recesses21, 22, 23, as shown at 26, the:eby adding to the stiffness and strengthof the shelf 17 and imparting suitable broad edges along said recessesto relieve them of sharpness and adapt them to receive, without injuryto the same, the shaving articles to be applied to them, to wit: a tubeof shaving cream 27, a safety razor 28 and a shaving brush 29, as shownin Fig. 2.

The door 11 is of rectangular outline and occupies the major portion ofthe front area of the cabinet and said door is secured at one side edgeby a hinge 30 to the adjacent edge of the front 14. The door 11 isformed from a rectangular piece of sheet metal cut out at itsinteriorportions to leave a rectangular open frame 31 whose outer edgeportions are adapted to the sunken seat 9 formed on the front 14 of thebody portion 10 and whose inner edge portions are depressed inwardly, asat 32, to strengthen the door and form a rectangular open panel 33constituting a surrounding frame for the mirror 34. Upon the back of thedoor 11 I secure a sheet metal pocket 35 which is open at its upper endand into which I place the mirror 34, said mirror at its edge portionsclosely fitting against the back of the panel 33 and entirely closingthe opening therein.

I equip the door 11 with a knob handle 36, and adjacent thereto the dooris provided at its inner side with a latch spring 37 to en gage a catch38 formed on the front 14 of the body 10 by bending inwardly a limitedportion of the inner edge of said front 14,

as shown in Fig. 5. The spring 37 and catch 38 serve to lock the door 11in.closed position but permit said door to be opened by a pull on theknob 36, the spring 37 yielding to the force of the pull and slidingfrom the catch.

I provide the back 12, near its upper end, with an opening 39 by whichthe cabinet may be suspended on a screw 40 or the like, and I also formapertures 41 in the back plate 18 and back 12 to receive screws 42 orthe like by which the cabinet may be fastened against a wall or likesurface 43 and held against tilting or lateral swaying movement. The

- apertures 41 extend through two thicknesses of metal and hence mayefficiently cooperate with the screws 42.

The cabinet is intended to be as nearly dust-proof as practicable butshould be ventilated to some extent by reason of the fact that the brush29 will probably while damp from use be suspended from the shelf 17, andhence I form a few holes 44 in the bottom of the cabinet for theadmission of air.

"The manner of using the cabinet will be understood on reference .toFigs. 1 and 2 without extended explanation. The recess 21 receives theupper end of the tube 27 and suspends the same from the cap thereon. Therecess 22 receives the handle of the razor 28 and the frame of the razorrests upon the shelf 17, and the edges of the recess 23 enter an annulargroove in the handle of the brush 29 and suspend the brush from saidhandle.

The cabinet is designed to serve as a convenience in hotels and bathrooms and to properly keep the articles required for shaving togetherand in a special place provided for them.

'What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is'

1. A. cabinet for holding shaving requisites comprising a sheet metalrectangular body portion having a back, top, bottom.

sides and front consisting of a border flange 1 extending inwardly fromsaid top, bottom and sides and leaving a large opening at the front ofsaid body portion, all of said parts being of sheet metal and said bodyportion having rounded corners, a sheet metal door ingtherein and accessthereto,

hinged at one edge to one side edge of said flange and comprising anopen rectangular frame adapted at its edges to engage said borderflange, said flange being offset inwardly to receive and seat the edgesof said door, a sheet metal pocket secured to the back of said frame atthe edges of the openhaving an open top for free and a mirror set withinsaid pocket and closing said opening, and means Within said body portionfor receiving and supporting the articles of a shaving outfit.

2. A cabinet for holding shaving requisites comprising a sheet metalrectangular body portion having a back, top, bottom,"

sides and front consisting of a border flange being of sheet metal andsaid body portion and sides extending inwardly from said top, bottom andsides and leaving a large opening at the front of said body portion, allof said parts being of sheet metal and said body portion having roundedcorners, a sheet metal door hinged at one edge to one side edge of saidflange and comprising an open rectangular frame adapted'at its edges toengage said border flange, said flange being offset inwardly to receiveand seat the edges of said door, a sheet metal pocket having flangededges at its sides and bottom secured to the back of said frame at theedges of the opening therein and setting back from said opening, amirror within said pocket and closing said opening, at the front.thereof, and shelves within said body portion for receivingand'sup-porting the articles of a shaving outfit, one of said shelvesbeing recessed inwardly from its front edge to receive and suspend sucharticles.

3. A cabinet for holding shaving requisites comprising a sheet metalrectangular body portion having a back, top, bottom, sides and frontconsisting of a border flange extending inwardlyfromsaid 'top', bottomand leaving alarge opening at the front of said body portion, all ofsaid parts having rounded corners, a sheet metal door j hinged atoneedge to one side edge of said flange and adapted to close against saidflange and close said opening, said door having alarge opening therein,a mirror mounted at the inner side of said door and closing the openingtherein, and shelves within said body portion for receiving and sup'iorting the articles of a shaving outfit, one-of said-shelves beingrecessed inwardly from its front edge .to receive and suspend sucharticles.

4. Acabinet for holding shaving requi- Q sites comprising a sheet metalrectangular 9 body portion having a back, top, bottom,

" sides and front consisting of a border flange extending inwardly fromsaid top,

I bottom and sides and leaving a large opening at the front of said bodyportion, all of said parts being of sheet metal and said body portionhaving rounded corners, a sheet metal door hinged at one edge to oneside edge of said flange and adapted to close against said flange andclose said opening, said'door having a large opening therein, a mirrormounted at the inner side of said door and closing the opening therein,and shelves within said body portion for receiving and. supporting thearticles of a shaving outfit, the lower of said shelves being recessedinwardly from its front edge to receive and suspend such articles andsaid shelves being flanged downwardly at their front edges and along theedges of said recesses. p

5. A cabinet for holding shaving requisites comprising asheet metalrectangular body portion having a back, top, bottom, sides and frontconsisting of a border flange extending inwardly from said top, bottomand sides and leaving a large opening at the front of said body portion,a door hinged at one edge to one side edge of said flange and adapted toclose said opening, and shelves within said body portion for r ceivingand supporting the articles of a shaving outfit, the lower of saidshelves being recessed inwardly from its front edge to receive andsuspend such articles and said shelves being in one piece of sheet metalconnected by a backing plate integral therewith which is secured to saidback of the body portion, and said shelves being flanged downwardly attheir, exposed front edge portions.

6. A cabinet for holding shaving 'requisites comprising a sheet metalrectangular body portionwith rounded corners and having a back, acontinuous rim forming the top, bottom and sides of said body portionand a front consisting of aborder flange backing plate integraltherewith and which is secured to the back of said body portion.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 6th day ofSeptember, A. D. 1922.

MARCUS B. BEHRMAN.

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